Ali Akarpınar, the current muhtar (local official) of the village who was also the muhtar when the attack took place, said they will reiterate their demand to the state authorities to find the perpetrators of the massacre.

The hit man, Ogün Samast, and 19-year-old Selma Şahin's marriage was performed by the muhtar (local headman) of the village of Akçakese, near where the prison located, while the witnesses of the ceremony were prison employees.